Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-08

They suspend For Ninety Days the
Long and short Maul Clauses.


Long and short Maui Clauses.
WASHINGTON, April 6.--At the after
noon session the Railroad Commission
made the following ruling The Inter
State Commerce Commission at q sss-
sion Of said Commission held al their
rooms In the city Of Washington, April
s. 1887, 10 the matter OF the petition Of
the Southern Railway and Steamship
Association, an application having been
made 10 the Inter State Commerce Com.
mission under Section Of an act Of
Congress entitled an Act to Regulate
Commerce BY the Southern Railway and
Steamship Association. common car
rieFs, subject TO the provisions Of said
act for authority TO ohsrRe less for
loRger than shorter distances, In certain
cases, that IL 10 say for Transporting
property from and 10 Boston, Provi-
dsnoe, New York, Philad slphia, Balti-
more, Alexandria, VIRGINIA, Cincinnati,
Vicksbsrg, Miss, Memphis, Tenn,
Nashville, Tenn, and points southerly
therefr0m, and from aud 10 said last
named points, each with the other 30 far
a. the same are situated in the different
States ut higher rates than are
charged from and to the same points,
10 and from local points and inter
mediate points last enumerated over the
same lines; and certain Of said railroad
companies, lines aud systems having
also soveFally made application Of like
authority, so far as said points are
reached by them respectively, and said
common carriers having presented az 9
reason for granting those said applioa-
"a nj nA nj np
competition, claiming that the same
cannot be met, exocpt by maintaining
rates heretofore established to and from
said points, which are alleged 10 be Law,
10 enable said common carriers to carry
on Business u Applied 10 local inteFme-
diate points; and further, claiming that
great disturbance Of business will occur
II the present traffic arrangements and
rates are Immediately changed, and It
appearing 10 the Commission, after In
vestigation OF said petition aud facts
presented 10 support thereof. 20 be a
proper case Of temporary order author
iziaR the existing rates 10 be maintained
Tor the time being until tbs Commission
can make a complete examination OF
the matter alleged in said petition az
reasons for relieving said common
carriers.
FROM THE OPERATION or SAID SECTION
OF said act il Ia ordered that the said
application be and the same hereby ID
granted temporarily. subject TO modii.
cation or revocation By the Commission
at any time upon hearing or other
wise, and said common carriers are
hereby Temporarily relieved fTom the
operation OF the fourth section of said
act 20 the extent specified In the recltals
Of this order and for a period not
greater than 30 days from this date
subject, however, TO the restriction that
R0as OF said common carriers, willis
this order remains in force, shall IN auy
case charge or receive compensation foi
the transportation OF property between
stations on their respective lines where
more Ia charged for q shorter than q
longer haui, which shall be greater than
the rates In force, charged and received
by said carriers respectively on the 3lsl
day Of March. 1881, the schedules Of
which have been filed gith the Commis
sion. Il is made further q condition
OF this order that = printed copy hereof
shall be forthwith publicly posted and
kept with the schedule OF rates. fares
and charges a. every station upon
the lines Of said common carriers
where such schedule IL. BY lac. re.
quired 10 be posted and kept for the
use Of the public aud 10 Il further
ordered that the Commission convene at
Atlanta, Ca, on tbe 18th day Of April
1881. a. 3 a'clOok y. IN, and thereafter al
Mobile. Ala, April -, New Orleans
May 2, and a. Memphis May Z. for she
consideration OF she sabisot matter OF
said petition, At which places and times
said conmon carriers, or any OF them,
may appear and present application fol
said relief With evidence in support
thereof, which applications In each osse
must show the precise relief desired
the facts upon which the sane Il
claimed and the extent TO which relief
from the operation from said section ei
said act 10 asked for. and at the same
places aud same time any persons Ia.
terested in oppesing any sueh applica.
tiens may also he heard, aad AZ any
time prior 20 May 6. iSS7, the commit,
tee vin receive printed or written CON-
munications In support Of or opposition
b The relief asked for By said petitios,
fhis announoemeat. representing ths
tune aud places Of heaFiug aud method
Of procedure. Ia sahisct ta change OF en-
latgement, in the discretion % the CON,
zaission. +. n, CoothH, Charm.
Fer tue Commission.